The FNCA 2016 Workshop on Radiation Safety and Radioactive Waste Management (RS&RWM) was held from 4th to 6th October 2016, at Kazzhol Almaty and Institute of Nuclear Physics in Alatau village. National Nuclear Center (NNC) of Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan jointly organized this workshop.
Eighteen (18) representatives involved in the policymaking, regulatory, operations, and research and development on radiation safety and radioactive waste management from 9 FNCA member countries attended the workshop. These countries were Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Thailand and Vietnam.

The 2016 RS&RWM Workshop

The participants reported on thenuclear/radiological emergency preparedness and response, and on the low/intermediate level waste disposal facilities/long term storage facilities, both focusing on the progress, improvement and future plan over the prior year. The meeting also peer-reviewedthe draft of "Consolidated Report on Nuclear/Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response", which will be completed and issued by March 2017.As a special lecture, Prof ToshisoKosako, the University of Tokyo, reported on the current situation of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP, and Dr Shoji Futatsukawa, Japan Radioisotope Association (JRIA) gave a brief instruction on his institute.

The open seminar titled "Radioactive Waste Management in Nuclear Facilities" was held in the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 5 October, and it was attended by around 30 participants.First, Mr Peter Chakrov, Acting Director General of Institute of Nuclear Physics gave a welcoming speech and introduced history of the Institute of Nuclear Physics. Next, Prof Kosako quickly gave general information on the structure and achievements of FNCA. Four (4) presentations were delivered by participants from Kazakhstan (1), Bangladesh (1) and Thailand (1), and the FNCA secretariat briefly introduced the human resources development program implemented by the Japanese Government.

Open Seminar

A technical visit to the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) was conducted after the open seminar. Participants visited the research reactor and facilities where radiopharmaceuticals are manufactured.

The FNCA 2016 Workshop on Radiation Safety and Radioactive Waste Management (RS&RWM) was held from 4th to 6th October 2016, at Kazzhol Almaty and the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Alatau village. The National Nuclear Centre (NNC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan jointly organized this workshop.

Eighteen (18) representatives involved in policymaking, regulatory, operations, and research and development for radiation safety and radioactive waste management from 9 FNCA member countries attended the workshop. These countries were Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Thailand and Vietnam.

[Opening Session]

Dr Erlan G. Batyrbekov, FNCA Coordinator of Kazakhstan and Prof Toshiso Kosako, Project Leader of Japan deliverd a welcome speech. Dr Batyrbekov mentioned the importance of radioactive waste management in the Republic of Kazakhstan and wished success for the workshop. Prof Kosako also hoped a fruitful meeting and expressed sincere gratitude to the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan for hosting and supporting the workshop.

[Session I] Country Report on Nuclear/Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response

Nine (9) country reports were presented on the country 's progress and improvement over the prior year and their future plan for nuclear/radiological emergency preparedness and response. The Summary of each report is attached in Annex 1.

Eight (8) country reports were presented on the progress, improvement and future plan for low/intermediate level waste disposal facilities and long term storage facilities. The summary of each report is attached in Annex 1.After the presentations, discussion among the participants raises the following issues with regards to the radioactive waste disposal program ie. the selection of disposal site and the designation (whether for NPP, non-NPP, or a combination of both), the need for a regulatory framework, the need for valid data on the amount of existing waste and future, funding source for the disposal program and type technology to be employed, as well as the agreement between the government and the public. The participants agreed that the volume of NPP generated waste can be referenced from the experiences of countries that have had NPP and radioactive waste disposal, after adjusting for the design and operation of the reactor.

[Session IV] Special Lecture

Prof Kosako and Dr Shoji Futatsukawa, Executive Director of Japan Radioisotope Association (JRIA) reported on the current situation of the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP and activities of JRIA respectively. The summary of each report is attached in Annex 1.

Member countries shared the information on three-year evaluation items and suggestions for the activities to be conducted during the next three year phase (2017-2019).

[Closing Session]

With the closing remarks from Prof Kosako and Mr Yevgeniy Tur, project leader of Republic of Kazakhstan, the workshop is officially declared close.

[Open Seminar] "Radioactive Waste Management in Nuclear Facilities":

The Open Seminar titled "Radioactive Waste Management in Nuclear Facilities" was held in the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 5th October. The seminar was attended by around 30 participants. First, Mr Peter Chakrov, Acting Director General of Institute of Nuclear Physics gave a welcoming speechand introduced the history of the Institute of Nuclear Physics. Next, Prof Kosako provided an overview of FNCA 's structure and achievements.Four (4) presentations were delivered by participants from Kazakhstan (1), Japan (1), Bangladesh (1) and Thailand (1), and the FNCA secretariat briefly introduced the Human Resources Development (HRD) program implemented by the Japanese Government. The summary of the Open Seminar is attached as Annex 2.

A technical visit to the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) was conducted in the afternoon of 5 October. Participants visited the research reactor and facilities where radiopharmaceuticals are manufactured. First, the participants visited the WWR-K research nuclear reactor facility 's control room and central hall where wet storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and irradiated samples are kept. The WWR-K is a pool-type reactor with thermal neutrons. The reactor uses demineralized water as coolant, moderator and reflector. The reactor is used for research purposes such as fundamental nuclear-physical research, material science and reactor tests, as well as for the manufacture of medical radioisotopes and gamma sources, neutron doping of silicon, and neutron-activation analysis. The participants ' next destination is the Radiopharmaceuticals Manufacture Facility of Nuclear Medicine and Biophysics Center, where they visited the cyclotron and the hot cell units. The facility is designed for the production of radiopharmaceuticals such as F-18, Tl-201, Ga-67, In-111, I-123, I-131, Sm-153 and Sr-89.